This week on The Cigar Authority we took a look at the top 10 strongest cigars. We started the show with the Camacho Corojo which was part of the The Cigar Authority Care Package. The cigar came in at number 10 on our list. According to the Camacho website, “The story of the infamous Corojo seed spans generations, breaks boundaries, defies convention, and flies in the face of compromise — all in a quest to […]
The Eiroa family knows Corojo and it all started with the original Camacho line prior to the sale to Davidoff. The Eiroa story of Corojo continued in 2012, when Christian started from scratch with a new company, CLE Cigars. The CLE Corojo was part of the initial brands released by Christian Eiroa and in 2017 the brand would get a face lift along with other cigars in the portfolio. The result is a line with better […]
On February 1st, 2020 we featured a cigar from the care package on The Cigar Authority. That cigar is one of Mr. Jonathan’s favorite smokes and unless you’ve been smoking for a long time you might not remember 22N/83W which is made at J. Fuego. 22N/83W are the Latitude and Longitude where you will find Hacienda el Corojo, a plantation that once (1930 – 1990) grew arguably the best tobacco in the world. Today, having […]
This past weekend on The Cigar Authority while Dave told us about the state of the cigar industry we fired up a cigar from the January Care Package. According to Hammer + Sickle, “For the Berlin Wall series we decided on an earthy, medium body offering representing a sense of style worthy of its name. In keeping with the entire Hammer + Sickle portfolio, only the best will do. Therefore, we worked tirelessly with master […]
On the December 7th episode of The Cigar Authority we smoked Guardian of the Farm which was part of the care package for December. The cigar was developed as a collaboration between Max Fernandez of Aganorsa Leaf and Kyle Gellis of Warped cigars and each size of the line was named after one of the American Bulldogs that guard the factory and fields in Nicaragua. Due to limitations in availability some members of the Care […]
This week The Cigar Authority welcomes to the show Justo Eiroa from JRE Tobacco, the company that makes Aladino Cigars. As we know the favorite cigar of Mr. Jonathan is the Aladino Corojo Reserva but today on the show we smoke a cigar from the Care Package in Aladino Connecticut. Made in Honduras we discuss everything Aladino and we might even have some news on an upcoming release to share with you. We will let […]
The latest cigar from Christian Eiroa is named after an area of Honduras that is special to him and as his family. The Jamastran Valley has been home to family patriarch Julio Eiroa since the early 1960s. It is also home to El Corojo the farm which grows Authentic Corojo from seeds obtained by the family in the 1980s. The cigar is available in two sizes, with the 11/18 limited to Tobacconist Association of America […]
Indian Head boldly goes where no cigar has gone with the announcement of Anemoi (The name is pronounce a-nem-oy). The cigar is expected to debut at the 2019 IPCPR trade show and the company has sent over the following press release. Despite not being thought of as essential, the winds play a vital role in the growing of tobacco. They instruct us, by way of their direction, of the best spaces in which to grow […]
On today’s episode of The Cigar Authority in the second hour we lit up a cigar that has shown up on Dave’s social media feed this week. Since he’s been on a Via Havana kick, we smoked it and it is today’s post show full review. Cigar: Via Havana Wrapper: Ecuador Corojo Binder: Not Disclosed Filler: Not Disclosed Length: 6″ Ring Gauge: 52 Vitola: Toro (El Morro) The Look: Packaged in wooden cabinet style boxes the Via Havana is probably a cigar I […]
The Camacho Diploma Special Selection is back for 2018 with a limited edition release of just 1,500 boxes of 18 cigars. The cigars are rolled and aged for one year before they are released and according to Scott Kolesaire the Director of Marketing for Davidoff the parent company of Davidoff, “We are thrilled to once again offer the special Diploma blend in Camacho’s signature 11/18 format to aficionados across the globe. The 11/18 format delivers the […]